Read the following text and then ask questions for the italics section.

Gong Culture in the Central Highlands

Gong Culture in the Central Highlands of Viet Nam has been recognized by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of the Intangible Heritage of Humanity.

Gong culture covers five provinces of the central highlands: Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong and Lam Dong. The master of gong culture is the ethnic groups of Bahnar, Sedang, Hmong, Coho, Ede, Giarai... THe Gong Festival is held annually in the Central Highlands. In the festival, artists from these provinces give gong performances, highlighting the gong culture of their own province.

For the ethnic groups of the Central highlands, gong is musical instruments of special power. It is believed that every gong is the symbol of a god who grows more powerful as the gong gets older. Therefore, gongs are associated with special occasions in people's lives, such as the building of new houses, funerals, crop praying ceremonies, a new harvest, victory celebrations, etc. The gong sound is a way to communicate with the gods.

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Ex 1:Choose the correct option A, B, C or D to complete the sentences

1.Gathering and hunting still play an important role in the_______of the Laha.

A. economic B. economy C. economial D. economize

2._______ethnic group has a larger population, the Tay or the Ede?

A.What B. Why C. Which D. Who

3.Ethnic peoples in the mountains have a simple way of farming. They use basic tools to _______the farm work.

A. check B. work C. make D do

4.Many ethnic minority students have to ________a long way to their traditional way of life.

A. travel B. ride C. pass D.get

5.People_______some far-away mountainous regions still keep their traditional way of life.

A.on B. in C. of D. at

Ex 2:Fill each blank with a word/phrase in the box.

items cultural special communal minority ethnic heritage festivals held local

1.The Gong Festival is__________annually in the Central Highlands.

2.If you go to Sa Pa, you can see many local people in colouful clothes sell their ___________products.

3.There many ________in our country when spring comes.

4.The cultural_________of the ethnic people in Viet Nam is very rich.

5.The ________ on display in the Museum of Ethnology is really interesting.

6.Which still plays an important role in the life of some_________people in the mountains?

7.In the Central Highlands, the biggest and tallest house in the village is the ________house.

8.The Hmong women have a________style of coulourful dress.

9.Although there are __________ exchanges between ethnic groups, they still the idebtity of colourful dress.

10. Most ethnic ___________peoples are good at farming work.

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Choose the best answer to fill in the blank. 9. The Gong Festival is held ________ in the Central Highlands. A. annual B. yearly C. year D. annually 10. It is typical of the cultural life of ________ Thai people. A. a B. the C. X D. an 11. An old woman was ________ the goats up the mountainside. A. herding B. riding C. talking D. running 12. _______ month is the Hoa Ban Festival of the Thai people held in? A. How often B. When C. How many D. Which 13. Gathering and hunting still play an important role in the _______ of Laha A. economic B. economy C. economical D. economize 14. A: “ Flying kites is very exciting, but we can never do this in the city” – B: “_______” A. Exactly. B. How interesting! C. That awesome! D. No, we can’t. 15. A: - “My dad enjoys doing DIY. He made this dining table set”- B: “_________” A. That’s awesome B. No, we can’t C. it’s right up my street D. exactly 16. Does she fancy ____________a book to the younger children? A. read B. to read C. reading D. reads 17. Our gers are now ________________equipped than in the past A. good B. well C. gooder D. better 18. The Muong in Hoa Binh are well-known for the _______________of their folk literature and traditional songs. A. rich B. richness C. poor D. poorly

31.The Gong Festival is held ______________ in the Central Highlands.

A. year B. yearly C. annual D. annually

32.____________ does Hoa Ban Festival take place? – In Lai Chau.

A. What B. Where C. When D. How

33.It is typical of the cultural life of Thai people.

A. some B. a C. the D. Æ

34. do the cattle provide for the nomads? – Dairy products, meat and clothing.

A. What B. Where C. Why D. How

35. The crops on the weather.

A. depend heavy B. depend heavily C. affect heavy D. affect heavily

36. Mai studies Maths a little bit .

A. bad B. badly C. good D. smartly

37. During the festival, they fly many kites in different shapes and sizes.

A. colour B. colourless C. colourful D. colouring

38. An old woman was the goats up the mountainside. 

A. riding B. taking C. herding D. running

39. is the festival celebrated? – Every year.

A. When B. How often C. How D. What

40. There are no high buildings to block in our village. 

A. view B. a view C. some view D. the view

31.The Gong Festival is held ______________ in the Central Highlands.

A. year B. yearly C. annual D. annually

32.____________ does Hoa Ban Festival take place? – In Lai Chau.

A. What B. Where C. When D. How

33.It is typical of the cultural life of Thai people.

A. some B. a C. the D. Æ

34. do the cattle provide for the nomads? – Dairy products, meat and clothing.

A. What B. Where C. Why D. How

35. The crops on the weather.

A. depend heavy B. depend heavily C. affect heavy D. affect heavily

36. Mai studies Maths a little bit .

A. bad B. badly C. good D. smartly

37. During the festival, they fly many kites in different shapes and sizes.

A. colour B. colourless C. colourful D. colouring

38. An old woman was the goats up the mountainside. 

A. riding B. taking C. herding D. running

39. is the festival celebrated? – Every year.

A. When B. How often C. How D. What

40. There are no high buildings to block in our village. 

A. view B. a view C. some view D. the view

11. The Gong Festival is held in the Central Highlands.

A. year B. which C. annual D. annually

12. ______________does Hoa Ban Festival take place? - In Lai Chau.

A. What B. Where C. When D. How

13.It is typical of the cultural life of Thai people.

A. some B. a C. the D. Ø

14. do the cattle provide for the nomads? - Dairy products, meat, and clothing,,

A. What B. Where C. Why D. How

15. The crops on the weather.

A. depend heavy B. depend heavily

C. affect heavy D. affect heavily

16. Mai studies Maths a little bit .

A. bad B. badly C. good D. smartly

17. During the festival, they fly many kites in different shapes and sizes.

A. colour B. colourless C.  colourful D. colouring

18. An old woman was the goats up the mountainside.

A. riding B. taking C.herding D. running

19. ________is the festival celebrated? – Every year.

A. When B. How often C. How D. What

20. There are no high buildings to block in our village.

A. view B. a view C. some view D. the view

Rearrange the words/phrases given to make to make complete sentences

1. For/ethnic groups/in/many/the/the/the/mountains/,/horse/is/suitable/most/means of transport

2. groups/how/there/many/Vietnam/ethnic/are/in/?

3.or/you/would/urban/like/to/mountainous/live/in/in/the/the/areas/areas?

4.do/Khmer Krom/when/women/of/village/this/to/the/river bank/?/go

5.most/our/festival/important/Chol Chnam Thmay/of/the/is/the year

6.Khmer Krom/is groups/of/one/the/ethnic/in/the/southern/biggest/Vietnam

7.these/love/of/costumes/,/pink/I/traditional/most/the/one

8.are/the/their/Yao/famous/people/costumes/celebrate/for

9.Hung Kings/Festival/is/Vietnam/a/significant/Temple/festival/in

10.held/annually/the/the/Gong/Central/Festival/is/in/Highlands

III.Read the following passage then answer the questions:

Gong culture in the Central Highlands of Viet Nam has been recognized by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of the Intangible Heritage of Humanity. Gong culture covers five provinces of the Central Highlands: Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong and Lam Dong. The masters of gong culture are the ethnic groups of Bahnar, Sedang, Mnong, Coho… The Gong Festival is held annually in the Central Highlands. In the festival, artists from these provinces give gong performances, highlighting the gong culture of their own province. For the ethnic groups of the Central Highlands, gongs are musical instruments of special power. It is believed that every gong is the symbol of a god who grows more powerful as the gong gets older. Therefore, gongs are associated with special occasions in people’s lives, such as the building of new houses, funerals, crop praying ceremonies… The gong sound is a way to communicate with the gods.

1.Where does Gong culture exist?

………………………………………………………………………………………………

2.How often is the Gong Festival held?

………………………………………………………………………………………………

3.What do artists do in the Gong Festival?

………………………………………………………………………………………………

4.Are gongs pieces of folk music?

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5. Is the gong sound a way to communicate with the ancestors?

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Read the following passage and put a word in the box in each of the blanks.

more – groups – communicate – musical – Therefore

Gong culture in the Central Highlands

For the ethnic (1) __________ of the Central Highlands, gongs are (2) __________ instruments of special power. It is believed that every gong is the symbol of a god who grows (3) __________ powerful as the gong gets older. (4) __________, gongs are associated with special occasions in people’s lives, such as the building of new houses, funerals, crop praying ceremonies, etc. The gong sound is a way to (5) __________ with the gods.

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